tito via Dng said on Tue, 13 Apr 2021 22:03:02 +0200
>2) should non-free and contrib repos be added to sources.list > or should that be left to the user I'm not sure whether my answer is responsive to your question or not, but here goes... I believe enough non-free and contrib stuff should be available at install time (or boot time on a live CD/flash) that the user doesn't need to put in additional media to get boot, network, video and sound working. And I believe any non-free and contrib stuff should, by default, be installed at install time, but before installation the user should be given the option of opting out of this non-free/contrib stuff, so if he/she only uses free software, he/she can maintain that principle in the installation. Stating it the inverse way, I HATE these installs that bomb because there's no FSF-satisfying drivers, firmware or software to handle my new laptop's weird hardware. And those distros that do that, their mailing lists always say "well just put in a thumb drive with the drivers/firmware!" How the KFDWOJMFOW do I know which drivers and firmware? I think free software purist snobs drive more people back to Windows than cleanse people of their non-free ways. SteveT Steve Litt Spring 2021 featured book: Troubleshooting Techniques of the Successful Technologist http://www.troubleshooters.com/techniques _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list [email protected] https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
